February 11, 2009
“ Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Dr. Howard Thurman, civil rights leader. (Amen I say!)
 
Article on Feministing.com

Oh ho and I loved the guy who said I can’t get a job. Brill. Oh and David your philosophy major is useless as well. *rolls eyes* I’m so very offended and at the same time so very worried about the very real influence these kinds people might have on academia that I’ll have to wait to blog about this, gather my thoughts first.

 

Why does literature have to be oscure?

What is it about our god damn Puritanical society that says that if we enjoy something it’s evil. I feel like I’m going to be fighting against this my whole life. Yes, you can enjoy fantasy novels. They make you laugh, they get you excited, they make you cry and secretly they provide a very useful service: catharsis. The Greek’s would love modern fantasy. This isn’t making much sense since (lol) I’m sick and should be at work but I’m trying to write a post not about my personal life. This blog is supposed to be for thoughts and writerly things. So I’m going to try to keep it that way.

Anyway this is an issue I’ve been thinking about a lot. Why do readers have to work to get a message that’s worth getting (ie. T.S. Eliot, the bastard)? Why can’t they enjoy the way to the message? And why does fun=not skilled or of literary value. So those are my thoughts for today. I’m going to work now.

 
February 6, 2009
 
 
“ I had a flashback to Vietnam, … which is weird because I wasn’t in Vietnam.
Dr. Clark
 

New Home

I was tired of using blogger and how crappy it looks. This place looks more professional and I think I can edit themes better. It’s not as complicated as wordpress either. So! I’m a writer. I keep a blog. Word up. That’s about it for now. I’m going to see hopefully three movies in a row tomorrow. Coraline, Push and He’s Just Not That Into You.

That’s it. I’ll post something longer later. I need to explore and customize this to my standards.